Singer, Actress Kaye Stevens Dies in Florida

THE Towns, Fla. (AP) Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who carried out using the Rat Pack and would be a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," has died in a central Florida hospital. She was 79.Good friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Stevens died Wednesday in the Towns Hospital north of Orlando carrying out a fight with cancer of the breast and thrombus.Stevens, a longtime Florida resident, carried out with Rat Pack people including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior. and Joey Bishop. She also sang solo at venues like Caesar's Structure in Vegas and also the Plaza Hotel's Persian Room in NY City.Throughout the Vietnam War era, Stevens carried out for American soldiers within the battleground with Bob Hope's USO tour.Based on a handout from friend Rhonda Glenn, Stevens was created Catherine Louise Stephens in Pittsburgh. Her family eventually gone to live in Cleveland, in which a teenage Stevens got her start like a drummer and singer. She later married now deceased bandleader and trumpet player Tommy Amato, and also the couple carried out through the eastern U.S.Throughout a gig in Nj, Stevens is discovered by Erectile dysfunction McMahon, Carson's longtime partner, which brought to new reservations. Her large break came when she was playing a lounge in the Riviera Hotel in Vegas. Darlene Reynolds grew to become ill and was not able to do in the primary room. Stevens completed and was an immediate hit.Besides singing, Stevens also behaved in film and tv. She made an appearance in six movies, generating a Golden Globe nomination in 1964 for "The Brand New Interns." She would be a regular celebrity player on game shows and made an appearance like a regular on "Times of Our Way Of LifeInch from 1974-79.Throughout yesteryear 2 decades, Stevens began her very own ministry and started carrying out only Christian and loyal music. She staged good things about improve St. Vincent Catholic Chapel in her own longtime home of Margate, Fla., where city authorities named a park in her own recognition.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. THE Towns, Fla. (AP) Singer and actress Kaye Stevens, who carried out using the Rat Pack and would be a frequent guest on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," has died in a central Florida hospital. She was 79.Good friend Gerry Schweitzer confirmed that Stevens died Wednesday in the Towns Hospital north of Orlando carrying out a fight with cancer of the breast and thrombus.Stevens, a longtime Florida resident, carried out with Rat Pack people including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior. and Joey Bishop. She also sang solo at venues like Caesar's Structure in Vegas and also the Plaza Hotel's Persian Room in NY City.Throughout the Vietnam War era, Stevens carried out for American soldiers within the battleground with Bob Hope's USO tour.Based on a handout from friend Rhonda Glenn, Stevens was created Catherine Louise Stephens in Pittsburgh. Her family eventually gone to live in Cleveland, in which a teenage Stevens got her start like a drummer and singer. She later married now deceased bandleader and trumpet player Tommy Amato, and also the couple carried out through the eastern U.S.Throughout a gig in Nj, Stevens is discovered by Erectile dysfunction McMahon, Carson's longtime partner, which brought to new reservations. Her large break came when she was playing a lounge in the Riviera Hotel in Vegas. Darlene Reynolds grew to become ill and was not able to do within the primary room. Stevens completed and was an immediate hit.Besides singing, Stevens also behaved in film and tv. She made an appearance in six movies, generating a Golden Globe nomination in 1964 for "The Brand New Interns." She would be a regular celebrity player on game shows and made an appearance like a regular on "Times of Our Way Of LifeInch from 1974-79.Throughout yesteryear 2 decades, Stevens began her very own ministry and started carrying out only Christian and loyal music. She staged good things about improve St. Vincent Catholic Chapel in her own longtime home of Margate, Fla., where city authorities named a park in her own recognition.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Healthy Hollywood: Get Movin Monday Be On The Go Like Heidi Klum!

First Launched: December 26, 2011 1:18 PM EST Credit: Getty Images NY., N.Y. -- Caption Heidi Klum runs in NY City about this summer time 22, 2011Fitness trends may appear and vanish, but running is not going away soon! Punching the street for exercise is an easy way of getting your heart-moving and tone your current body. Ultimately, running doesn't need an expensive gym membership you simply need an excellent set of sports footwear and apparel (decent weather - a benefit) and youre off and running. Heidi Klum, Reese Witherspoon, Josh Duhamel, and Fergie are a handful of in the stars who've a large desire for running and so are frequently spotted out for just about any jog inside their neighborhood. If you're looking for any completely new workout in 2012, why not give controlling a try it's been a well known kind of exercise for any very long time. It's difficult to build up an excellent excuse for missing your run. If this involves fitness benefits, running can be a fundamental exercise that evolves core strength and aerobic endurance, while burning calories and trimming excess body body fat. Running conditions your body to greater perform than nearly any sport or fitness activity, unveils Carson Caprara, a product line manager at Brooks. The key gear to buy is running shoes. You'll find hundreds of shoes decide from, and likely basically a few that will work perfectly for that individual needs. Consequently, I cant stress enough the value of obtaining a specialist take a look at ft type and recommend a range of shoes which are outfitted for you personally. Once you have simplified it lower to some couple of shoes, base your selection round the shoe that feels preferred inside your ft. You should not feel any major pressure points or immediate irritation, adds Carson. So, if you're thinking about finding your soulmate in 2012 professionals at Brooks tell Healthy Hollywood 3 fundamental ideas to help you get started. 1. Everything starts with proper equipment. You need to find some running shoes that really work efficiently along with your ft mechanics and offer a enjoyable running experience that keeps you excited revisit the road for your upcoming run. If you have been great stores across the country that could provide a fundamental ft analysis and offer a recommendation for your proper footwear to suit your needs. 2. Don't Start Too Quickly! The fastest road to a running injury arises from trying a lot of, too soon. If this describes the very first time running, start with a strollOrrun routine and progressively reduce the amount of walk time before you run 3 miles or maybe more simultaneously. It is also an excellent guideline to not enhance your running mileage by greater than 15% every week. Give consideration towards the body if you feel excessively fatigued take one more day off prior to the next run. 3. Stretch and add core strength exercise for the routine. Stretch not less than a couple of minutes pre and publish your run. This can help speed recovery, reduce the risk of injuries, and improve efficiency. It is also wise to include push-ups, sit-ups together with other core strength exercises for the weekly regimen. To learn more about running shoes, mind to internet.brooksrunning.com Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Demi Lovato Lashes Out at Disney Funnel for Eating Disorders Jokes

Demi Lovato Demi Lovato required to her Twitter account Friday to scold the Disney Funnel for including an eating disorders joke in a single of their shows. The previous star of Disney's Sonny Having a Chance tweeted concerning the joke made around the network's comedy Shake Up - among the female figures states, "I possibly could just eat you up -- well, basically ate" - and blasted Disney to make light of the extremely medical problem that forced her to exit her series after two seasons. Lovato, 19, went through treatment this past year to have an eating disorders and self-injuries and it has been open about her have a problem with bulimia since she completed treatment in The month of january. The previous star of Sonny Having a Chance tweeted concerning the Shake Up joke - "I possibly could just eat you up, well, basically ate" - and proceeded to blast Disney to make a tale concerning the very medical problem that forced her to exit her series after two seasons. Lovato, 19, went through treatment this past year to have an eating disorders and self-injuries and it has been open about her have a problem with bulimia since she completed treatment in The month of january. Demi Lovato defends weight: I am happy and healthy "I've found it funny the way a company can lose among their stars in the demands of the eating disorders but still make joke about this very disease," she tweeted Friday. "Dear Disney Funnel, EATING DISORDERS Aren't SOMETHING TO JOKE ABOUT." Lovato also required Disney to job for its utilization of progressively petite stars. "Could it be just me or would be the stars getting thinner and thinner," she authored. "I miss the times of Raven, and Lizzie McGuire." Demi Lovato: I'll cope with my eating disorders for that relaxation of my existence Under three hrs after Lovato's complaints, Disney Channel's official Twitter account stated it might evaluate the episodes. "We hear you and also are tugging both episodes as rapidly as you possibly can and assessing them," Disney Channel's pr team tweeted late Friday. "It's rarely our intention to create light of eating disorders!" Additionally towards the Shake Up episode under consideration, Disney Funnel also drawn a chapter of Sonny Having a Chance's spin-off series, So Random!, following a fan tweeted to Lovato it also featured an eating disorders joke.

00-Who? Daniel Craig Excels Away From Bond

NY (AP) The time off from James Bond has been very good to Daniel Craig.In the three years since the release of "Quantum of Solace," Craig has made his Broadway debut ("A Steady Rain"); starred in the World War II-era tale of Jewish rebellion, "Defiance"; joined up with Steven Spielberg again ("The Adventures of Tintin," following their earlier collaboration in "Munich"); and starred in the summer blockbuster "Cowboys & Aliens." Now, he's adding yet another major franchise to his plate, with David Fincher's remake of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."At this point, the early misgivings of the "Blond Bond" seem laughable. Craig has emerged as one of the biggest British movie stars. More than that, he's already managed to prove that maybe more than any previous guardian of the tuxedoed spy he won't be pigeonholed by the role. Craig has not just grown into Bond, but, perhaps, beyond it."It's a very fortunate time for me at the moment," Craig said in a recent interview. "So I'm just trying to grab it with both hands."Though the 43-year-old actor is known for being careful of his privacy, Craig, dressed casually in a jean jacket and jeans, comes across as relaxed. Self-deprecation is his fallback, and he often chortles sheepishly at his own wit. Though his screen presence is bleak and still, his manner is more loose and jocular. He meets a reporter in the lobby of a NY hotel for a recent interview, but Craig isn't visiting this is his hometown now."It was one of those decisions in my life where it was like going, 'I want to be here.' Thankfully, I've got very good reasons," he says, presumably alluding to his wife Rachel Weisz and her 4-year-old son. Craig and Weisz (his co-star in Jim Sheridan's horror flick "Dream House," released earlier this year) wed privately in June. He has a teenage daughter from an early marriage.Though Craig's personal life has become an increasing interest to tabloids, he's maintained a degree of elusiveness. Even in risible concepts such as "Cowboys and Aliens," he seems somehow above the fray, consistently projecting an air of professionalism and intellect.Fincher calls him the "giant planetary body," of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," around which the other characters (such as Rooney Mara's Lisbeth Salander) orbit. The director is clearly taken by Craig, whom he compares to Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas agile leading men with calm exteriors and smoldering eyes."He's obviously got a physical presence and a sense of menace," says Fincher. "But he has this ability to be available for the other actor. It's a selflessness. It's a movie star thing. It's knowing how to create a conduit for the audience."It's what he can do in here," Fincher says, gesturing a close-up frame.In "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Craig plays intrepid journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who teams up with Salander to investigate a long-dormant missing woman case that unravels the sordid history of a wealthy Swedish family. It is, of course, based on the best-selling novels of Stieg Larsson, whose books were previously adapted into a trio of Swedish-language movies.If the film succeeds how Sony hopes it will, it will generate at least two more films meaning Craig could be simultaneously attached to two of big movie series. He's currently a third of the way through shooting his third Bond film, "Skyfall," directed by Sam Mendes (who previously directed Craig in "Road to Perdition"). His contract has an option for a fourth Bond film, but more than that seems likely. Bond producer Michael G. Wilson recently said he hopes to sign Craig for another five films and make him the longest running 007.Asked about the prospect of carrying two franchises, Craig says jokingly, "I'm going to be very old. Botox is going to be in there."We'll see how 'Dragon Tattoo' does, but, yes, of course, I'd love to come in and do (more)," he says. "This is something I really believe in and I want to put all of my effort in to. I've just got to find time to live and that's kind of the only thing that really matters now."It's not a problem. It's good stuff, I think," he pauses for a beat, then slyly reveals more doubt and a slight confession. "Talk to me in a year. ... I'm talking a good game. I'm trying my best."Craig, the son of an art teacher and a pub landlord, knew he wanted to be an actor by age 6. At 16, he joined England's National Youth Theatre and later continued into drama school. He started attracting attention after his performance as Francis Bacon's lover in 1998's "Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon," an early hint of Craig's daring.Hollywood first took notice after a respectable supporting performance alongside Angelina Jolie in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider." He memorably starred in a couple of Roger Mitchell dramas seen more in the U.K., "Enduring Love" and "The Mother," but he also began a continuing run in thrillers a favorite genre that included "Road to Perdition" and "Layer Cake."It was surely his smooth fit a steely, purposeful presence with a sinewy (and more than occasionally shirtless) frame in such films that won him the role of Bond, which he began in 2006's "Casino Royale." The film, one of the most acclaimed in the series, restarted Bond, turning him into a more realistic, brooding and post-modern figure.Before undertaking the 007 mantle, Craig made his peace with the possibility of being pigeonholed."In my head, I very clearly said to myself, 'If it does, it does,'" says Craig. "There's nothing you can do about it. And there's no shame in that, for Christ's sake."2008's "Quantum of Solace," directed by Marc Forster, was marred by the writers' strike. The film went into production with what Craig calls "a third of a script," which he and Forster had to attempt to fill in. On "Skyfall," more focus was put on the screenplay to avoid such a situation. He says he's currently "incredibly happy" about where he is with Bond, and eager for a new installment that returns some familiar elements.But finding his equilibrium away from Bond took some adjustment. Craig acknowledges that he initially looked for "roles that were diametrically opposed" before learning he ultimately had to rely on his gut. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" European, stylish and lethal might not have qualified under the older rubric. But Craig can't say no to a good, spine-chilling potboiler."I just wanted to be as natural as possible," he says of Blomkvist. "I wanted the audience to just go, 'OK,' so the thriller thing could happen. Without that, no one is in danger. You need to be doing the real thing every time, and then hopefully the audience is taken in by it. We're trying to con them, obviously, but con them in the nicest way possible."Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Dan Frazer, Kojak's Capt. McNeil, Dies at 90

Dan Frazer Actor Dan Frazer, who was best known for his role as Capt. Frank McNeil on the '70s crime drama Kojak, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 90. Frazer died on Friday of cardiac arrest in his Manhattan home, according to his daughter, Susanna Frazer, who described her father as a "very truthful, naturalistic actor". See the other celebs we lost this year Born in NY City, Frazer began his acting career in 1950 and earned his first on-screen role in the 1963 film Lillies of the Field. He later appeared in the films Take the Money and Run, Cleopatra Jones, and Gideon's Trumpet. In addition to his most famous role as the boss of Telly Savalas' Kojak, Frazer also appeared on such television shows as Car 54, Where Are You?, Barney Miller and Law & Order.

'Loud,' 'Flowers' to unspool in Berlin

BERLIN -- Stephen Daldry's post 9/11 drama "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" and Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" will unspool at the Berlin Film Festival, which runs Feb. 9-19. While screening in the main Competition section, both films will be shown out of competition. "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock and Thomas Horn, follows a troubled boy as he struggles to accept the death of his father. Christian Bale stars in "The Flowers of War," about an opportunistic American who ends up trying to save a group of adolescent girl students as well as a number of courtesans from invading Japanese troops during the rape of Nanjing. The pic is representing China in next year's foreign-language film race. The pics are among the first five Competition section titles announced on Monday by Berlinale organizers. Unspooling in competition are Philippine Brillante Mendoza's Philippine terrorist drama "Captive"; Antonio Chavarrias' Spanish title "Dictado" (Childish Games); and Indonesian helmer Edwin's "Kebun binatang" (Postcards From the Zoo), all of which will screen as world premieres. Organizers also announced five films screening as part of the Berlinale Special, including the world premiere of "Marley," the documentary about reggae star Bob Marley by Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland"); and "Death Row," Werner Herzog's four-part documentary series. Likewise showing as part of Berlinale Special are Farhan Akhtar's Bollywood actioner "Don: The King Is Back," starring Shah Rukh Khan and which shot largely in Germany; Guy Maddin's "Keyhole," with Jason Patric and Isabella Rossellini; and Salma Hayek starrer "La Chispa de la vida," by Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia ("The Oxford Murders"). Meanwhile, the fest has recruited a slew of high-profile personalities to serve on this year's International Jury, including Jake Gyllenhaal, Anton Corbijn ("The American") and Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who wrote and directed last year's Golden Bear winner, "A Separation." Also on jury duty will be German thesp Barbara Sukowa ("Vision"), French-British actress Charlotte Gainsbourg ("Melancholia"); Gallic helmer Francois Ozon ("Potiche") and Algerian writer Boualem Sansal. As previously announced, British helmer Mike Leigh is serving as jury president. The International Jury will select the winners of the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards as well as the Alfred Bauer Prize in the Berlinale Competition. Contact Ed Meza at staff@variety.com

'Expendables 2,' 'Abraham Lincoln' Posters Promise Action Aplenty

You'll be pardoned because of not expecting nuance within the marketing material for "The Expendables 2." Despite exactly what the marketing team may think, there does not have to be much apart from a listing of names against a black background, maybe crafted from bullets or fire or bloodstream. You realize individuals names -- Stallone, Statham, Li, Willis, Van Damme, and Schwarzenegger, to title a couple of -- and exactly what the first "Expendables" movie involved. The brand new one-sheet shows Stallone waiting in the frame of the "2" created from concrete, lit ablaze against a rocky foreground. Make sure that out, as well as the first "Abraham Lincoln subsequently: Vampire Hunter" poster, past the jump. Stallone is holding a gun, and that he means business, all business. How may you expect anything different? "Expendables 2" drops within the summer time, when we'll be thirsting just for a a bit more action compared to norm. On the other hand, the poster for "Abraham Lincoln subsequently: Vampire Hunter" teases the experience, instead of dumping us in it. There's Honest Abe relaxing in a chair underneath a complete moon, holding his hat in a single hands as well as an axe within the other. We can not see his face, but we don't have to. In another poster, Abe supports the same pose while relaxing in the Oblong Office, always a trusted hub for undead-killing action. The intense tone is suitable for of the extremely serious official synopsis, which reads, "'Abraham Lincoln subsequently: Vampire Hunter' explores the key existence in our finest Leader, and also the untold story that formed our nation." Because, yes, all that happened. The Confederacy was brought by vampires of the underworld, and Abe themself rode on horseback to slay their leader, Jefferson Dracula. His hat is made of miracle, his beard made from silver, and evening predators everywhere trembled wherever he walked. I have to accept is as true I wish to accept is as true. "Vampire Hunter" hits theaters next summer time, on June 22. Inform us what you believe within the comments section as well as on Twitter!

Captain America Creator Joe Simon Dies at 98

She may not have been born this way, but Lady Gaga was pop's top-earning woman in 2011.our editor recommendsTony Bennett's Nude Lady Gaga Sketch Available on EBayLady Gaga Reveals 'Dream' of Working With Woody AllenThe Scene at THR's 2011 Women In Entertainment Power 100 Breakfast PHOTOS: THR's 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100 According to Forbes, Lady Gaga earned $90 million from album sales, touring and endorsements -- double the estimated earnings of Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, who made $45 million and $44 million, respectively. In Gaga context, that's over $5 million for each of the pop provocateur's nearly 17 million Twitter followers, or $2 million a piece for her Facebook little monsters. The numbers reflect earnings between May 2010 and 2011. COMPLETE LIST: 2011 Women in Entertainment Power 100 That calendar means Adele, who notched $18 million and ninth place with only a few months of record-keeping for her chart-ruling 21, may be tough competition for Mother Monster in 2012. Rounding out the top 10 list was Beyonce ($35 million), Rihanna ($29 million), Pink ($22 million), Carrie Underwood ($20 million), Celine Dion ($19 million) and Britney Spears, who tied with Alicia Keys at $10 million for the No. 10 spot. Overall, U2 was Forbes' top act in music, with the band notching $195 million. PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 54th Annual Grammy Nominees: Kanye West, Adele, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Katy Perry Related Topics Katy Perry Lady Gaga Taylor Swift

The Dark Dark evening Increases will receive a completely new Bane poster

[brightcove]1064803280001[/brightcove]Since the prologue prepares to storm IMAX tests of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Dark Dark evening Increases has acquired a completely new poster.That certain puts the big bad, Tom Hardy's Bane, in the forefront, and things aren't searching too ideal for Batman.Not only will there be that ominous tagline ('The Legend Ends'), in the foreground we could see Bats' cowl smashed into shards. Which is flowing lower rain, that's never nice.So, is Bane really prone to break the Softball softball bat in this particular trilogy-closer? All signs are presently showing yes.See the poster entirely here:The Dark Dark evening Increases opens on 20 This summer time 2012.

Vietnamese actor Don Duong dies

Don Duong, a Vietnamese actor who felt compelled to leave the country after the army newspaper labeled him a traitor for taking roles in American films, died Thursday, Dec. 8, of heart failure and a brain hemorrhage in San Francisco. He was 55.After Duong appeared with Patrick Swayze in Timothy Linh Bui's 2001 drama "Green Dragon," about Vietnamese refugees in the U.S., and in the 2002 Mel Gibson vehicle "We Were Soldiers," a Vietnam war epic depicting the first major battle involving American forces and shot entirely in the U.S., the actor drew the scorn of the military, official media and other actors in Vietnam.The Quan Doi Nhan Dan (People's Army) daily newspaper called Duong's actions "unforgivable" and said the "conscience-seller and traitor must be strictly disciplined," while film director Duong Minh Dau said the actor had insulted Vietnam by "turning his back on his country and his people," according to the BBC.The handsome Duong had many female fans in the country, but he nevertheless departed in 2003 for the U.S., where he subsequently became a citizen. Vietnamese authorities denied him a visa for a return visit; permission was granted this year, but he was unable to make the trip before he died.Duong appeared in director Tony Bui's "Three Seasons" in 1999. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

No Engagement For Selena & Bieber

First Released: December 8, 2011 12:20 PM EST Credit: Getty Images La, Calif. -- Caption Selena Gomez and Attacking Young Boys come out in the 2011 American Music Honours held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Reside in Los Angele on November 20, 2011 You will find no wedding alarms soon for Selena Gomez and Attacking Young Boys! Despite photographs from the 19-year-old star sporting what made an appearance to become a band on her behalf ring finger, a resource near to Selena told AccessHollywood.com that they isn't engaged. Additionally to engagement gossips swirling, the pair was captured pics of in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico now relaxing and taking pleasure in under the sun together. In September, Justin told Womens Put on Daily, I certainly desire to be married by 25. For additional with Access exclusive interview with Selena about her new scent including what Justin considers the scent, Click The Link! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Adelaide fest selects new topper

SYDNEY -- Amanda Duthie, topper of arts and entertainment at pubcaster the ABC, remains attracted on as topper in the Adelaide Film Festival.Duthie will get control from Katrina Sedgwick, who walked lower carrying out a nine-year stint within the fest within the finish in the 2011 edition.Duthie states she's not concerned that lots of of her experience is about the smallscreen, especially like a couple of of her TV slate has came out within the fest formerly."In my opinion the walls are lowering between cinema and television and galleries and phones even if it involves the task we're all searching towards and commissioning," she told Daily Variety. The Adelaide fest can be a biennale while using next installment due March. 10-20, 2013, and Duthie states she'll look "about 12 several days out" for programming to fill the fest.Professional may even help steer the fest's Investment Fund, a $millions of pot of gold gold coin distributed every couple of years. Fund had success this past year if the backed Warwick Thornton's indigenous drama, "Samson and Delilah," which won the digital camera d'Or at Cannes and was Australia's entry inside the language Oscar category. More recently, the fund backed helmer Justin Kurzel's killer drama, "Snowtown," that was selected for Cannes this year.InchThe fund has permitted some truly amazing work and you need to continue that," she mentioned. "This can be a really exciting component of the job.In . Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

The Band Perry Ecstatic Over Grammy Nomination

First Published: December 1, 2011 4:41 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption The Band Perry On Their Grammy Nomination: Its Like A Dream LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The Band Perry received their second Grammy nomination on Wednesday and the country trio is over the moon with excitement. Its kind of like a dream, lead vocalist Kimberly Perry told Access Hollywoods Shaun Robinson at the Grammy nominations concert in Los Angeles of their Best New Artist nod. Were ecstatic. The boys and I have always been in love with the Grammys Im talking like, made an event of it every single year, she continued, referencing bandmates/brothers Reid and Neil Perry. So, for us its like the Super Bowl! The 28-year-old singer said the band whose breakthrough hit, If I Die Young, did not land in any country categories on this years Grammy ballot as it was up for Best Country Song last year has a tried and true strategy for keeping their nerves at bay at award shows. We always kind of work on the assumption that were not going to get any nominations or awards, so then were pleasantly surprised, she told Shaun. So tonight, we were pleasantly surprised! Itll be our first time to ever go to the Grammys, so to be there with the nominees its just going to be a phenomenal night, she added. The 54th Grammys will air on February 12 on CBS. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Harvey Weinstein: My 'Marilyn' Is Sexy, Beautiful, and Fun to Be Around

In case you haven't noticed, this is Harvey Weinstein's time of year. All year long, he has been hoarding his awards-worthy jewels, and now they're finally being unveiled to the public. First up are 'The Artist' (a leading contender for Best Picture despite the fact that it's silent) and 'My Week With Marilyn,' which appears destined to earn Michelle Williams her third Oscar nomination. Fifty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe lives on as an enchanting enigma. She was the most famous woman in the world, and perhaps the greatest movie star we'll ever know, but her true nature remained forever out of reach. 'My Week With Marilyn,' directed by TV veteran Simon Curtis and based on a pair of memoirs by Colin Clark, offers a new vantage point to consider where Norma Jeane Baker ended and Miss Monroe began. The film takes place in 1956 and follows the adventures of young Clark (Eddie Redmayne) on the London set of 'The Prince and the Showgirl,' as he goes from glorified gofer to superstar go-between, skinny-dipping with Marilyn and helping her cope with the vicissitudes of fame and the disdain of her director and co-star, Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh). Weinstein knows that the first step on the road to that podium is getting people to see the movie, so he took some time out of his busy schedule to chat with Moviefone about his love for Marilyn Monroe, his admiration for Michelle Williams, and his strategy for dominating awards season. Let's start at the beginning. How did the project get off the ground? Simon Curtis, who is the director, came to the company and said, "I want to make a movie of these books." I had read the books, you know, for fun, but I never actually thought about them as a movie. But he and Adrien Hodges had a script written and it was quite good. It was charming and fun. I think the biggest misconception about this movie is that it's supposed to be something other than this entertainment, this slice of life. Simultaneously, Andrew Dominik ['The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'] was working with Scarlett Johansson at first, and then later with Naomi Watts, on a script called 'Blonde," [adapted from Joyce Carol Oates' fictional Marilyn memoir]. So somehow people get them mixed up a little bit. They didn't make 'Blonde,' and 'My Week With Marilyn' is a snapshot: it's funny, it's charming, it's entertaining, it's a fairytale. It's a boy who works on the set of a movie, 23 years old. She's 30. And through an argument she has with her husband, the playwright Arthur Miller, this guy gets very close to her. It's kissing, skinny-dipping -- everything you want a week with Marilyn to be. You laugh. That's the misconception that I would love to clear up for everyone. This is just charming and fun, and today I'm just in a great mood. The reviews have been amazing. I mean, it's just been a gift. And the biggest gift is Michelle Williams. Can you tell me a little bit about Michelle Williams' process, her transformation into Marilyn? Well, you look like at her and you go, "Okay, she looks like Jean Seberg from 'Breathless.'" You go, 'How is Jean Seberg going to turn into Marilyn Monroe?' I think Jean Seberg is a knockout myself -- I'm much more of a Jean Seberg guy than a Marilyn Monroe guy -- but Marilyn's hot. Michelle practiced the wiggle, she practiced the walk, balanced things on her head. She had all the physical movements right. Was this the first time you ever had to ask an actress to gain weight for a role? She actually didn't gain the weight. Occasionally we added something to her butt, but that was about it. She's got a great figure and up on top, or whatever, she's in a good place [Laughs]. Anyhow, she met the physical demands of the role and she could sing, which we didn't know, and she could dance. Thank God she could, 'cause she dances four times, she sings four times in the movie. And that's all her -- she rehearses and she does it. She reads. She's like a school kid. You see her with books, you go, "Oh my god, we're back in college." It was like the smart girl walked into the room. When she takes her glasses off, she turns into Michelle Williams, but she's got her glasses on most of the time, her nose in a book. She's reading the biography of Arthur Miller, the first interview with Marilyn, Norman Mailer, looking at pictures -- she immersed herself. Marilyn loved to be photographed with a book. She wanted to be taken seriously as an intellectual and that was sort of the tragedy of her life. She was the most famous actress in the world, and yet she felt like a failure. Michelle treated Marilyn as a very serious role. Then I took her to see the movie during the making of 'Oz' in Detroit, because she had never seen it with an audience. "Just sit down, bring your girlfriends, hang out, whatever." The movie started and she couldn't believe how funny the movie was, how people were laughing -- and she knew we were trying for that. I mean, she walks into a bar and says, 'Buy a girl a drink?' The place explodes. Marilyn Monroe in a pub in England going, 'Buy a girl a drink?' It's like 'Casablanca,' you know? The line is so iconic. So it was reversed. Marilyn Monroe was kind of a flirtatious girl wanting to be serious. Michelle WIlliams is a totally serious, devoted-to-her-craft kind of actress, who had a good time, even though it was tough as hell to make this movie. Watch the trailer for 'My Week With Marilyn' What was she like on set? Was this your chance to finally make a movie with Marilyn? The opposite. She was the most cooperative person. I think if you would've said, "Here's a broom, we're short one cleaner today," she would've done that. She would've polished the dressing room, made you lunch. She's a mommy too, on top of everything else, so she's good with white bread and sandwiches. When people talk about Marilyn, often the actual movies get lost. What's your favorite of her movies? Listen, I know it's a cliche, but it has to be 'Some Like It Hot.' It's the most artistic movie. The "nobody's perfect" line at the end of that film is just genius. Then from there I go to 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' not everybody's second choice, and I do like 'River of No Return,' because I like Preminger and I liked her in that movie. I like a lot of things in 'Seven Year Itch,' but it was really stage-y for me. It was the least cinematic Billy Wilder movie I had ever seen. But her movies are great -- she comes on screen, she's amazing. She's a shot of energy. Do you take issue with the idea that she was a tragic figure? In our movie, she's not. She's smart, she's funny. And Michelle said that in her research she discovered that Norma Jeane created the Marilyn Monroe character for herself. This was a character that was created. She didn't walk around at 14 years old with that voice or that wiggle, you know? She was Norma Jeane her whole life. You see the calculation of her character, and you also see her sweetness too. You see what a good girl she was and why guys would be attracted to her. You just say to yourself, "Wow, there's a damsel in distress, I want to be a knight in shining armor, I want to rescue that woman." And then when you rescue her, you realize she's just as smart as anybody else. Or smarter. It's an act. It is. Michelle really plays three roles. She plays Norma Jeane, she plays Marilyn, and then she plays Elsie, the showgirl in the movie that they're making. In the movie, Laurence Olivier calls her the "stupidest, most self-indulgent tart I've ever come across." What was he missing? The movie details a huge battle, which was the method acting that Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando and James Dean and Paul Newman were all beginning to get into at the time versus the classically trained acting [favored by Olivier]. She wanted the method: "Please explain it to me. I want to live in it. I want to believe in it and make it about truth. I want to find the truth in the scene." And Olivier could care less about the truth: "Get on with it, you lazy cow." So the funniest scenes in the movie are Kenneth Branaugh as Olivier saying things like, "Get on with it! Just be sexy! That's what you do." It's just funny -- bitchy or whatever. I don't know if we can say this, but there's a great scene where he says, "Fuck!" and Marilyn goes, "I didn't know they had that word in England too!" So you clearly see how witty she is. Olivier thought she was going to fall madly in love with him, she didn't, and as a result he was left with a battle of wits. You mentioned reviews earlier. A lot of people these days argue that reviews are irrelevant, but how important are they to you as someone who makes movies for adults? I think they're extremely important. The way that this movie is received, especially today, will propel its box office and get it in front of audiences. I did an interview today where they asked, How come you don't do action movies? If I did, I wouldn't have to depend on journalists or reviews, but my movies' special effects are words. Therefore we live and die by the sword of words. Even if you as a journalist dislike something but you say, "I loved Michelle Williams" or "I loved Kenneth Branagh" -- whatever it is -- you give the audience a reason to see the movie. I can honestly tell the viewers if they like 'The King's Speech,' they're not going to be disappointed by this movie. They're really going to have a good time. This is even more of a romp than 'The King's Speech.' This is pure fun. It's sexy, it's funny, you'll have a great time, and it's smart. Do you have any thoughts as to why there are so few people making movies for adults these days? It's hard to market a movie when you're at the mercy of critics and journalists. People want to see big, escapist fare. They don't want to be challenged to think. It's a tightrope act. There are plenty of people who'd rather not be in the circus; they'd rather be doing the easier thing. Very often, I'm in the middle of it going, "Oh my god, why didn't I just do a romantic comedy? It's be so much easier!" You're known for your skills in award season. After the Academy announced its new rules limiting campaign events, I jokingly asked someone there, "Is this the Harvey rule?" And he said, "They're all Harvey rules." [Laughs.] Look, I've always loved politics. World politics, national politics, and I've always been involved in presidential elections. So organization just came naturally to me. And if I've learned one thing, just by watching the Republican Convention -- you've got to have a candidate. You have to have somebody or a movie that talks to people, and if you do, there's only one thing you can do to win an Oscar: Get all of the Oscar people to see the movie. If they don't see the movie, they can't vote for your movie. It's simple as one thing to do. People think I have a magic wand, but it's really the movies. And you insult the Academy's intelligence by thinking that you can campaign in any way. It's really just bringing it prominence and making you want to see 'Marilyn,' or 'The Iron Lady,' or 'The Artist.' Making you want to see 'W.E.' Or 'Coriolanus.' Michelle and Meryl Streep [in 'The Iron Lady'] are both considered favorites for Best Actress. Does that create stickiness when you have two people going for the same award? No. First of all, at least with the Golden Globes, thank God, they're both in different categories: Comedy/Musical and Drama. At least for the first round, there's no competition. Meryl's seasoned at this, and believe it or not, if Michelle gets nominated at the Oscars, it'll be her third. Here, I'll tell you an Oscar story. I have a great director who's the most self-effacing actor. In any universe, Ralph Fiennes' performance in 'Coriolanus' is a good as anybody's performance out there. It is just a great performance, but he'd rather campaign for Vanessa Redgrave or Gerard Butler. That's my Oscar problem of the day. Michael Hogan is the executive entertainment editor of The Huffington Post Media Group. A version of this article was published simultaneously on The Huffington Post. 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Peace for a while as org and prodco collaborate

When the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. and Dick Clark Prods. attempt this years Golden Globe telecast, they will be inside the awkward position on joining up during the time of acrimonious suit.Even though it may have no effect on this program itself -- since they were in this same position a year ago -- there is expectation the entire problem of this has rights for the show may have showed up at some type of resolution at this time.The HFPA punished Dick Clark Prods. in November 2010, charging that it's longtime producer talked about a long-term broadcast deal with NBC without its consent. But Dick Clark Prods., possessed by Serta Snyder's Red-colored-colored Zone Capital Partners, remains strident within the contention that they're inside their contractual rights accomplish this, that they legally can produce the show as extended simply because they forge a deal while using Peacock.After several days of proceedings, the problem was poised to go to trial on Sept. 6, raising the opportunity there might be no less than a verdict showed up at inside the dispute just before the ceremony. But merely days just before the trial wound up being to begin, U.S. District Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank withdrew within the situation for just about any health reason, but her alternative, Judge Howard Matz, has received this kind of crowded calendar he's been unable to locate dates for just about any trial this year. A hearing is scheduled for November. 30 to produce a completely new date, which looks likely to end up inside the first quarter of 2012.The issue, clearly, wasn't ideal, and each side then completed an agreement where Dick Clark Prods. would again produce the show for HFPA in 2012 though each side "safeguarding their unique positions," according to some pot statement the parties released in those days. Basically, just the fact they are cooperating, possibly for your one before, does not work on sun and rain in the suit.On the showdown in the courtroom may resolve the dispute, furthermore, it expects to rehash past rifts within the HFPA together with the company practices of Dick Clark Prods. Odds are it'll target the discussions in 1993 that introduced for the extension from the rights agreement the HFPA forged with DCP, additionally to some much in dispute contract clause. Before she withdrew within the situation, Fairbank mentioned that at problem was when the parties in 1993 "validly became a member of in to a contract term for unlimited, unilateral extensions."What meaning is the trial will focus on just what that language meant in those days and exactly what it has meant with time, and among people who may be referred to as to testify are past and provide HFPA leaders and a variety of industry figures, including Dick Clark themselves. Even CBS' Leslie Moonves is about the witness list, evidently to supply testimony in regards to the HFPA's recent discussions while using Eye getting rights for the ceremony.Past fissures between HFPA people have been elevated in pre-trial controlling, and may be broached again in the trial. The HFPA claims that in 1993, its then leader Mirjana Van Blaricom, was lacking the right to sign a contract getting a "perpetual rights" clause. The org claims that DCP's leader, Frances La Maina, represented for his or her folks 1993 anything gave Dick Clark Prods. basically a finite volume of options.But Van Blaricom, who started her own rival press association in 1996, states they did hold the authority. She not only challenges the HFPA's version of occasions, together with the circumstances surrounding her departure within the org in 1994, but she filed a declaration within the court docket regarding Dick Clark Prods. Within it, she states they asked for an attorney to look at the recommended amendment before returning the carried out contract to DCP. She also mentioned they and La Maina spoken concerning the intent in the provision, which was part of DCP's "need to make certain that it is interests were not compromised as lengthy because the Golden Globe Honours ongoing to become on NBC.""The 1993 Amendment was greatly beneficial for the HFPA because obtaining the Golden Globe Honours show broadcast having a major network like NBC made sure both greater license costs and elevated notariety for your HFPA, its primary goals in those days,In . Van Blaricom pointed out.The show has not only been elevated, it's be considered a cash cow for NBC, Dick Clark Prods. as well as the HFPA. According to court filings, NBC paid out HFPA permission fee of nearly $5 million in 2005, that is likely substantially greater ever since then.Precious metal GLOBES PREVIEWRicky didn't lose their number Peace for a while as org and prodco collaborate No-limit rule a boon for global pic parade HFPA declines being starstruck in noms process Marketing techniques can alter at Globes time No relaxation for your bleary-eyed New kids available on the market Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

TV Rankings: 'Glee' Falls 6 %, 'Body of Proof' and 'Raising Hope' Rise

Adam Rose/FOX CBS, lower in the previous week's season levels, still won Tuesday evening. The network averaged a 3.2 rating among grown ups 18-49 and 15.4 million among audiences. Having a 4. within the demo and merely a notch under 20 million as a whole audience, NCIS gave the most powerful performance associated with a broadcast throughout the evening. Glee dropped 6 %, two tenths of the point, in grown ups 18-49 for Fox, lower to some 2.9. The series published modest gains in audiences, however, as much as 7.a million in the last outing. New Girl also acquired in audiences (6.9 million), remaining tight in a 3.5 in grown ups 18-49. Raising Hope enhanced for that second week running, moving up to and including 2.2 rating a typical audience of four.8 million. PHOTOS: Fall TV Dying Pool: Which New Shows Is Going To Be Canceled? The Dwts semifinals results carried out nearly as good as a week ago, posting a couple.7 within the demo and 14.96 million audiences. Comedies Last Guy Standing and Guy Up! were also on componen using the previous days, generating a particular 2.6 and 1.7 in grown ups 18-49, while drama Body of Proof (sidelined a week ago for any news special) came back track of a couple.1 as well as an average audience of 9.8 million. NBC's Greatest Loser dropped three tenths of the point lower to some 2.one in grown ups 18-49, as the 10:00 p.m. showing of Being a parent ended up only one tenth to some 1.9. 90210 and Ringer both drawn b .7 for that CW. Both series published strong showings in average audiences, with Ringer getting in the biggest audience because the a week ago of September and 90210 its greatest all season. CBS -- 3.2 · NCIS: 19.9 million, 4. · NCIS: LA: 15. million, 3.3 · Memorable: 11.two million, 2.4 Fox -- 2.9 · Glee: 7.a million, 2.9 · New Girl: 6.9 million, 3.5 · Raising Hope: 4.8 million, 2.2 ABC -- 2.3 · Last Guy Standing: 8.97 million, 2.6 · Guy Up!: 6.3 million, 1.7 · Dwts results: 14.96 million, 2.7 · Body of Proof: 9.8 million, 2.1 NBC -- 2. · The Greatest Loser: 6.two million, 2.1 · Being a parent: 4.96 million, 1.9 The CW -- .7 · 90210: 1.six million, .7 · Ringer: 1.9 million, .7 TV Rankings

Station groups back ConnecTV

ConnecTVA broad consortium of TV station groups have banded together for what may be the most ambitious effort yet to establish a dominant brand in the sprawling social-TV space. Ten groups representing more than 200 stations affiliated with the broadcasters have linked up with third-party developer ConnecTV to launch a second-screen experience bringing together consumers and companion content for Web browsers and tablet apps operating on both iOs and Android systems. Early next year, ConnecTV will begin to roll out across the bigger markets. ConnecTV joins a crowded field of software applications aimed at commandeering the precious real estate on laptops and wireless devices used while people watch TV. But the participation of stations puts a new twist on social-TV solutions, making local television the point of entry in a category that has been a free-for-all in the early going. ConnecTV co-founder Ian Aaron drew a comparison to GroupOn in describing the appeal of his venture's approach. "We think where we drive traction is by really personalizing this at the local level," he said. Participating station groups include Barrington Broadcasting Group, Belo Corp., Cox Media Group, E.W. Scripps Co., Gannett Broadcasting, Hearst Television, Media General, Meredith Corp., Post-Newsweek Stations and Raycom Media. All together, they amount to 76 million households. More station groups are expected to join the effort. The stations will sell ads in ConnecTV and promote the service on-air. Some of the stations are also investors in ConnecTV, but the company didn't specify which ones or how much they have invested. ConnecTV can surround hundreds of channels -- whether programming is local or national across broadcasting or cable networks -- with synchronized content related to what's onscreen. In addition, ConnecTV has a social-media component that brings together viewers with either other viewers in their community or a grouping of their own choosing. There have been plenty of studies confirming the ubiquity in the living room of devices ranging from iPads to laptops. New research from Futuresource Consulting out last week found that at least half of viewers surveyed in U.S., U.K., France and Germany are using secondary devices while watching TV. The opportunity has attracted no shortage of corporate attention. But the business of providing content on second screens as an adjunct to the primary TV experience is so wide open that ConnecTV stands out for no other reason than its broad footprint. Platforms like Twitter and Facebook may be best situated to capitalize on this phenomenon, though they haven't done much more than simply present themselves as the place for conversations simultaneous to the TV. For TV companions that combine social media with a content experience, there have been channel-oriented websites and apps from the likes of Bravo and MTV as well as show-specific approaches from Fox ("Terra Nova") and ABC ("Grey's Anatomy"). And then there are third-party developers like Umami, which recently launched its synchronized-content app with the intent of becoming a one-stop shop no matter what show or channel drives your interest. It has deals with a growing list of content partners from National Geographic Channel to "Entertainment Tonight." If that's not enough, this bewildering array of strategies could eventually see still more applications from parties as varied as production companies, advertisers and consumer-electronics manufacturers. Roger Keating, senior VP of digital at Hearst, sees ConnecTV as a reversal of the usual trickle-down dynamic that has TV stations adopting technology that gets pushed down from the TV networks or MSOs. "When new platforms emerge, they tend to start purely from a national standpoint and eventually they say, 'Let's open a local door to this,'" Keating said. "Now we have local broadcasters putting their weight behind this platform and telling our viewers about it." While ConnecTV is currently moving forward without the participation of parties beyond the stations business, conversations have been held outside the sector to eventually bring them aboard. ConnecTV synchronizes content by empowering devices to listen for audio fingerprints embedded in the TV signal. Most of the aforementioned stations have already thrown in their lot with another joint service: Dyle, a mobile TV service using over-the-air spectrum expected to launch next year. Dyle and ConnecTV will remain separate entities. ConnecTV has been operating in stealth mode for the past two years. The company's principals include Aaron, former president of Gemstar-TV Guide, and former TiVo execs Alan Moskowitz and Stacy Jolna. Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

The Biz: A Completely New Breakfast Club

Soledad O'Brien The morning shows familiar with compete to offer the splashiest street-level art galleries and enormous stunts. Nevertheless it comes lower to being the next Morning Joe. CNN introduced it'll launch a completely new program with Soledad O'Brien next season that moves in the traditional morning-show format of site visitors and segments plus much more toward conversation. O'Brien will lead an ensemble of regulars who'll discuss the issues throughout your day. "I start to see the tone in the program as obtaining a really smart breakfast along with your pals that are funny and interesting, who are ready to break the guidelines if you request questions and eager to argue in the thoughtful way," states O'Brien, which has done morning duty on CNN's American Morning and NBC's Weekend Today. CBS News has furthermore revealed plans that it's going to turn its Early Show in to a more thoughtful discussion program which is in talks with Charlie Rose, whose PBS chatfest can be a favorite among high-minded audiences, about becoming host. Both programs appear as though they are emulating MSNBC's Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, that is needed viewing for your Beltway crowd. But O'Brien demands her new program can change. "We will not attain the same voices," she states. "We will probably have bigger appeal because we'll cover a wider choice of tales." Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Mimi Rogers To Play Ashton Kutchers Mom On Two And A Half Men

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Harper’s mom has always been an important part of Two And A Half Men. Now we’ll get to meet the mother of new lead Walden Schmidt. Mimi Rogers has been tapped to guest star as Walden’s (Ashton Kutcher) mom in at least 2 episodes of the veteran CBS comedy series. And if you wonder where computer genius Walden got his brains from — his mother is a noted primatologist, a la Dian Fossey.

TV News Blankets Verdict As Conrad Murray Convicted

Television news shifted into Dr. Conrad Murray mode just after 11 this morning after it was announced that a verdict had been reached in the involuntary manslaughter trial over the death of Michael Jackson. With the news that the jury’s verdict will be read at 1 PM PT, the feeding frenzy commenced: Locally in Los Angeles, NBC/4, KTLA/5, ABC/7, KCAL/9and Fox/11 allcut live to the L.A. Criminal Courthouse downtown to cover the breaking story, as did CNN, HLN and truTV with pictures, speculation and interviews with the multitudes gathered in front of the courthouse. The networks all prepped to both stoke the suspense and capture the tensionof the moment. Notably, CBS/2 didn’t break away from The Young And The Restless, nor did KCOP/13 from its regular programming (including reruns of I Love Lucy and Bewitched). And interestingly, FoxNews and MSNBC covered the breaking story as a part of their larger newscasts and not exclusively. Murray is accused of causing Jackson’s death after administering an overdose of the drug propofol, prescribed to treat Jackson’s insomnia. The upcoming verdict culminates a weeks-long trial and two days of jury deliberations. If convicted, Murray could be sentenced to four years in prison. MORE

Stock not just shock

Let's suppose a Hollywood time machine taken helmer John Ford in the group of 1935 release "The Informer," which gained him his first Oscar, towards the shoot of "Brokeback Mountain" some 70 years later.The crusty master may have been taken aback through the more recent pic's subject material but he could have been quite aware of the particular procedure for shooting: 35mm film cameras, magazines, the shouts of "Action!" and "Cut." In the end individuals years, moviemaking was still being moviemaking.Yet only a couple of years later, filmmakers of this generation are spinning from future shock. Rather than film stock, it's digital files. No magazines, you don't need to cut, cameras can record continuously. Release prints are dying, changed by DCPs. Digital three dimensional may be the rage. Greater frame rates are coming. Seem is moving to 7.1. Advances are going to put colors on screen that film could not duplicate, and also to expand the dynamic selection of images to something of that nature from the eye.It is a brave " new world " of options, but it is switched movies right into a type of tech mad lib: three dimensional at 60p right people 4K with 7.1 left people Imax before us -- in three dimensional or 2D."The very first time, whether or not they will say it aloud or otherwise, most everyone is searching at (the technological change) and starting to understand that the they understood is not the industry that's likely to be there in, choose a number: ten years? 2 decades?Inch states Ray Feeney of RFX, among Hollywood's leading technologists. Even stars, notes Feeney, are seeing their craft evolve because of performance capture.Feeney is one kind of individuals with an industrywide conversation to create some order using this chaos, and not simply with regard to finding something as stable because the 35mm film platform was. He notes that although the has sunk fortunes moving from 35mm to digital projection -- a lateral move when it comes to quality -- the house-theater experience has enhanced by advances and bounds."Probably the most essential things which has classified cinema previously continues to be spectacle. In comparison holiday to a way to get your story presented, it has been mind and shoulders above." But what qualified as spectacle even two decades ago does not stick out any longer, in comparison as to the auds could possibly get in your own home today. Feeney states he's visiting a growing consensus the industry must change, but suggestions vary from three dimensional to more luxe lodging at theaters.Peter Lude, prexy from the Society of movement Picture and tv Engineers, states the must view this not as being an issue but being an chance. "Theatergoers are likely to see higher quality images in many these ways," he states. "And it is not subtle."Today filmmakers need to determine which of those additional features they would like to use, if perhaps since the sheer quantity of data of 4K/three dimensional/high-frame-rate could be unwieldy at the best. "I would like not have to choose from individuals technologies, but instead possess a platform the filmmaker could decide what's most suitable for his or her particular story," Lude states.Feeney and Lude agree the must start speaking, as when it produced digital Cinema Initiative to create specifications for d-cinema. States Lude: "I believe everyone has skin in the overall game to pre-plan the evolution. It isn't a studio problem, it isn't an exhibitor problem, it's everybody's problem. Or everybody's challenge: to have the ability to take what we have got and individuals growing to aid future needs."HIGHLIGHTS9:45 a.m. Keynote Conversation with director Shawn Levy, questioned by Variety's David Cohen.10:15 a.m. Keynote Conversation with director Roland Emmerich, questioned by Variety film editor Josh Dickey.11 a.m. The Condition of Technology in Film: From Production to Exhibition. Loudspeakers: Chris p Faria, Warner Bros. High cliff Plumer, Digital Domain Curtis Clark, chairman from the American Society of Cinematographers Technology Committee Robert C. Bailey, Colorworks, The new sony Pictures Entertainment Moderator: David Cohen11:45 a.m. New Facts around the Set: How Would be the Roles from the Film Crew Influenced within the Digital Age? Loudspeakers: Steven Fierberg, d.p. Oliver Bokelberg, d.p. Bill Bannerman, co-producer and aerial unit director Steven Poster, prexy from the Intl. Cinematographers Guild Josh McLaglen, first AD/producer Guy Hendrix Dyas, production designer. Moderator: Peter Caranicas, deputy editor at Variety1:45 p.m.What's Next for CGI Animation? CGI/Live-Action Hybrid cars, Motion-Capture, and much more. Loudspeakers: Cary Granat, Reel Forex Richard Hollander, Rhythm & Hues Erik Nash, Digital Domain Take advantage of Bredow, The new sony Pictures Imageworks Steve Sullivan, Industrial Light and Miracle.2:30 p.m. The Brand New Technology Landscape. Loudspeakers: John Schwartzman, d.p. Peter Lude, leader of SMPTE Wendy Aylsworth, Warner Bros. Moderator: David Cohen3:15 p.m. Film Restoration. Loudspeakers: Grover Crisp, The new sony Pictures Ing. Robert Heiber, Chase Audio by Luxurious Andrea Kalas, Vital Pictures Moderator: Leonard Maltin.4:45 p.m. Masters of Technology: Making Celebrities From Effects and different Imagery. Loudspeakers: Steven Quale, director of "Final Destination 5" Raja Gosnell, director of "The Smurfs," Chris Burns, director of "Puss in Boots" Marti Noxon, author "Fright Evening" and "I'm # 4Inch Apurva Shah, supervisory technical director on "Cars 2." Moderator: Variety's Karen Idelson Contact David S. Cohen at david.cohen@variety.com

Burn Notice's Gabrielle Anwar: This is actually the Most Vulnerable Michael and Fiona Have Have You Been

Jeffrey Donovan and Gabrielle Anwar On-screen, he's among the males that burned Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) in the CIA years back and also the guy now blackmailing Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) for coming in the consulate and killing two males. Yes, Burn Notice's large bad Anson (Jere Burns) makes many opponents. Off-screen, it is a different story. "I really like this character of Anson a lot,Inch Anwar informs TVGuide.com. "Precisely how clever and just how tricky and just how intelligent he's in the manner he can control the systems of those figures. ... We are being devoured, basically, therefore it is been a really enjoyable season to operate on." Following a shocking reveal within the midseason finale that Anson was area of the organization that burned Michael, Anson would be the one tugging the strings (for the time being) once the spy drama returns Thursday at 10/9c on USA. But what's he blackmailing Michael and Fiona for? How lengthy is he going to attempt to control them? And may they try to liberate? Anwar spoken to TVGuide.com about individuals questions and much more of what's approaching. Watch full instances of Burn Notice Why do you consider it was the best amount of time in the series for Michael to satisfy the guy that burned him? Gabrielle Anwar: Anson, who's this type of wretched character and superbly performed by Jere Burns, continues to be awaiting Michael and Fiona to achieve a place within their relationship where Michael cannot do without her. It is the one weak spot that Michael has, or more until this time, I do not think it has been weak enough. How have you discover who Anson actually was? Have you get any advance warning? Anwar: I had been as surprised as a few of the audience people. I really don't fully realize what is going to happen ahead of time, making my existence a lot more exciting when i browse the scripts. It is a great impetus to help keep studying the season because it will get increasingly more tiring using the more stunts and also the more hrs. It had been an unexpected in my experience, and i believe it's fantastic. It is a wonderful twist to include only at that late amount of time in the overall game. USA renews Burn Notice for 2 more seasons The way Anson's presence and also the threat he holds over Fiona modify the dynamic from the show? Anwar: Both Michael and Fiona are subject to Anson now. ... and there is not so much they are able to do about this except to pass through this emotional and professional blackmail. It will get really, really intense at certain points within the next handful of episodes. Once the show returns, what type of feelings is Fiona feeling since she realizes just what what Anson has over her? Anwar: She's this type of diverse reaction to being controlled by anybody. It's the most troubling emotion on her to see - on her to become controlled by anything or anybody. She's very reluctant for Michael to sign up in a of Anson's exploits and i believe that she's very prepared to surrender in the get-go instead of permit this to sick character get his way together with her. What keeps Fiona from giving up and what keeps Michael from letting her do this? Anwar: Michael is really as offended through the idea as she's, and i believe that he's of the opinion there needs to be something which he is able to caused by rectify the problem. Michael feels as just as powerless as Fiona. It's the very first time they have ever let themselves become so vulnerable - not just with one another, however in an expert atmosphere. The pair of them are generally adhering with a glimmer of hope that they'll have the ability to obtain the upper give Anson, that is what propels the following couple of episodes before the season finale. Take a look at photos from Burn Notice Will the threat of Anson bring Michael and Fiona closer together or put newer and more effective cracks within their relationship? Anwar: Michael and Fiona come with an incredibly cracked relationship on a great day. I believe you will find certainly some fractures which happen pressurized in a relationship, but particularly under this type of intensity. But with that said, the immense quantity of respect and affection they have for one another are only able to be considered a positive thing. Their relationship might be cracked, but Michael and Fiona have still advanced significantly forever from the series. What's been the greatest surprise for you personally regarding their evolution like a couple? Anwar: The greatest surprise is the fact that they are still going. After I browse the episode where Fiona really moves into Michael's attic, I had been really surprised. I wasn't expecting any domestic bliss in the near future. To ensure that type of really put me. But I have loved the final season and discussing that space with him. It has been very amusing that i can be relocating my linens and my fruit platters and filling the refrigerator with something apart from yogurt - it has been thrilling. I've experienced immense domestic bliss within this last season. It had been incredibly surprising in my experience the authors were prepared to let Fiona accept Michael. It had been very daring. Will this respect and love they have for each other, do you consider they'll ultimately have the ability to survive this difficult period? Anwar: God, I really hope so. I am going to need to possess a little belief when anybody will make it through, it will likely be Michael and Fi. I'm going to be very depressed when they split up. Without ruining anything, do you consider Anson will go back to the show again next season? Anwar: I really hope so. I've my fingers and toes entered.

Exclusive: Charisma Carpenter Gets In on The Lying Game

Charisma Carpenter Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Charisma Carpenter has been cast in a recurring role on ABC Family's The Lying Game, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. The Lying Game: Who's who and how is it different from the books? The series stars Alexandra Chando as separated-at-birth twins Sutton and Emma, who swap places unbeknownst to their friends and family. Carpenter will play Rebecca "Annie" Sewell, the estranged sister of Phyllis Chamberlain (Sydney Barrosse) and aunt of Sutton/Emma's best friend, Char (Kirsten Prout). Rebecca's return to town after many years brings back old memories - and secrets - that Alec Rybak (Adrian Padsar) and Ted Mercer (Andy Buckley) would like to keep in the past. Carpenter, who recently appeared on an episode of Supernatural, begins her arc in the show's midseason premiere, which is slated to air in early January.

Amok

A Cinemalaya, Pelikulaw presentation from the Pelikulaw production. (Worldwide sales: Pelikulaw, Quezon City, Philippines.) Produced by Tessa Aquino, Lawrence Fajardo. Executive producer, Krisma M. Fajardo. Co-producers, Josabeth Alonso, Maria Suzette Ranillo. Directed, edited by Lawrence Fajardo. Script, John Bedia.With: Mark Gil, Dido Dela Paz, Garry Lim, Archi Adamos, Lui Manansala, Efren Reyes Junior., Patricia Ismael, Acey Aguilar, Nonie Buencamino, Ermie Concepcion, Akira Sapla, Xavi Hemady. (Tagalog, British dialogue)Social realism and slow-burn suspense mix to create solid if rather familiar results in "Amok." A multistrand criss-crosser about others connected by an action of violence around the sweltering day, this drama by Filipino helmer Lawrence Fajardo produces vivid pictures of Manila street existence but handles to get rid of impact with unsubtle speechmaking inside the tragedy's aftermath. A great addition for the steady stream of Filipino low-budget photos dealing with harsh urban reality, pic must have a decent fest existence and stake some claims just like a niche smallscreen item. Local release particulars are pending. Edsa-Pasay Rotonda, a massive intersection round the edges of Manila with crowded paths, pedestrian bridges plus an elevated railway track, is rapidly fascinating. One of the city's most widely used modems, it comes down lower alive like a kind of tentacled creature transporting around shifting public of humanity. The pic intros numerous figures with short and snappy sketches. First seen is Belen (Patricia Ismael), a food vendor who keeps one eye on her behalf account grilled meat as well as the other on youthful daughter Mai-Mai (Akira Sapla). Waiting for a bus is Manuel (Nonie Buencamino), father of Samuel (Xavi Hemady), a young professional basketball hopeful. Stuck in site visitors are impatient driver Tinoy (Archi Adamos), brother of wealthy lady Melinda (Lui Manansala). One of the handful of interior locations might be the rundown apartment of Rogelio (Mark Gil), a ageing actor whose transaction with hooker Claire (Ivy Rivera) is completed in the furious argument. John Bedia's tightly built script imparts sufficient particulars about each character before moving to the following. Result's an intriguing number of anyone else simply trying to handle your entire day, while others with a lot more dark agendas. Among people are Sarge (Efren Reyes Junior.), a goon utilized by shady property designers which has paid out senior citizens lady Lola (Ermie Concepcion) to produce fire with a squatter settlement. Most menacing is Edwin (Garry Lim), a mohawk-sporting, short-tempered pool-hustler whose confrontation with market-stall holder Dido (Dido Dela Paz) triggers the sudden explosion of violence. The carefully arranged and well completed multilayered scenario is absorbing, nevertheless the film's climactic moment does less than supply the cathartic payback it promises. Auds surely will probably be affected, nevertheless the overall impact is undercut by some poorly staged TV news footage through which characters' reactions appear a great deal a lot more like press bulletins about social injustice in comparison to voices of people deeply hurt. Lenser Louie Quirino's steady camera and striking plans certainly are a refreshing change from the faux-docu shaky-cam technique that's become this kind of visual cliche in tales such as this. Production values and technical work are impressive around the lean budget.Camera (color, HD), Louie Quirino music, Von p Guzman production designer, Fajardo appear (stereo system system), Mike Idioma, Addis B. Tabong assistant director, Jobin Ballesteros second unit camera, Maisa Demetillo. Examined at Busan Film Festival (A Window on Asian Cinema), March. 12, 2011. Running time: 83 MIN. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com

E! Moves 'The Soup' to Wednesdays, Announces Premiere Dates for 3 Series

E! is making some moves in order to expand its footprint on original programming.our editor recommendsE! Employs ABC Professional Kevin Plunkett to supervise Scripted ProgrammingE!'s New Chief Suzanne Kolb Talks about Scripted Plans and also the Kardashians' Future (Q&A)Suzanne Kolb Named E! Entertainment Leader The cable network is slotting The Soup, located by Community star Joel McHale, on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. beginning November. 30. Within the last several seasons, the comedy series has broadcast on Friday nights. This marks a election of confidence for just one of E!'s core franchises and is supposed to give more audiences to trap The Soup. The network is thinking about starting a refurbished website and mobile applications to supplement the move. PHOTOS: The Evolution of Chelsea Handler Furthermore, the feminine-skewing internet has introduced the premiere dates of Kourtney & Kim Take NY and Chelsea Handler's "after hrs" reality series After Recently throughout its "Go Large and remain Home!" week. Kourtney & Kim Take NY, following Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, will start its year on Sunday, November. 27 at 10 p.m. then After Recently at 11 p.m. The second will feature celebrity looks, behind-the-moments drama and Handler's hijinks. PHOTOS: Inside Kardashian Corporation. E! will launch a brand new eight-episode, one-hour docu-series, Scouted, on Monday, November. 28 at 10 p.m., which follows youthful women from across the nation who're given an opportunity at being a model. The announcement uses E! hired former ABC Galleries executive Kevin Plunkett to supervise its scripted programming and following the internet drawn on Suzanne Kolb because the internet's leader. The Hollywood Reporter broke this news the network is going through a "brand audit." "I'd state that E! is an empty book at this time when it comes to where we go," NBCUniversal cable entertainment and cable galleries' Bonnie Hammer told THR of her plan to determine exactly what the female-leaning network is -- and possibly more poignantly, might be last spring. "E! is extremely effective at this time it isn't damaged by any means, shape or form. However the goal would be to caused by E! what we should did to USA in the last seven years: children a effective funnel and also have it simply completely bust out.Inch Related Subjects Chelsea Handler E!

ABC's 'River' lands 'Paranormal' actress

FeatherstonThe "Paranormal Activity" reunion at ABC's "The River" just added another towards the guest list, as franchise star Katie Featherston has showed up a recurring role round the drama series, which arises from "Paranormal" mastermind Oren Peli."The River" stars Bruce Greenwood as Emmet Cole, a wildlife expert and TV personality who will get lost deep inside the Amazon . com . com, compelling his producer wife (Leslie Hope) and boy (Joe Anderson) to produce on the mysterious and potentially deadly journey to find him. Featherston may have an connect from the TV wildlife team inside the Amazon . com . com around the multi-episode arc.Peli and also the "Paranormal" collaborators Jason Blum and Steven Schneider are professional creating "The River" for DreamWorks TV and ABC Art galleries. Jauma Collet-Serra directed the pilot, put together by Michael R. Perry ("Paranormal Activity 2").Featherston, who rarely steps outdoors her rut of haunted houses, may serve as the facial skin of the extremely lucrative fright franchise of-time, playing Katie inside the horror trilogy, which has made greater than $450 million worldwide. The newest installment made $54 million over its debut weekend, setting accurate documentation for your finest horror opening of-time. Thesprecently wrapped the indie pic "Shadow" with Amanda Righetti and may Estes.Featherston is repped by APA. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Source: No Truth To Gossips Nicole Scherzinger & Boyfriend Have Split

First Released: October 22, 2011 6:26 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger get through to the 2011 National Movie Honours held at Wembley Arena, London, on May 11, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Gossips of Nicole Scherzinger and her longtime love, Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton, splitting arent true, a resource near to the singer told Access Hollywood. On Saturday, the UKs Daily Mail reported the X Factor judge, 33, and Lewis, 26, had split up, after a lot more than 4 years together. A resource told the newspaper, their work agendas were keeping them apart. Nicole works stateside like a judge around the X Factor, while Lewis, a Brit, travels for his job like a Formula 1 driver. But, a resource told Access on Saturday there is simply no truth towards the story concerning the pair splitting up. In This summer, more reviews appeared concerning the pair within the United kingdom press, recommending the 2 were engaged, but Nicoles repetition shot lower the rumor at that time. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

UPDATE: Summit Responds To Milla Jovovich Ripping Via Twitter Musketeers Marketing

UPDATE: Hollywood was buzzing Fridaywhen actressMilla Jovovichtook to Twitter to bitchslap Summit Entertainment within the promotion for 3 Musketeers three dimensional. Jovovich texted the film wasnt promoted like a fun family film which Summit is sitting on their laurels due to the Twilight franchise and making without trying on her film. (See below). And So I requested Summit last evening what it really considered Milla’s accusations, as well as an executive stated the actress have been up in Canada shooting the following Resident Evil installment “and working 15-hour days and most likely didn’t begin to see the campaign. She doesn’t understand what she’s speaking about and that we don’t know where she’s originating from.” The studio suggests awareness within the 80s like a sure sign the movie was promoted adequately even when U.S. grosses were terrible. “Wouldn’t you believe she'd give us a call first relating to this? It’s frustrating. it’s not the proper way to behave. If she's an issue then arrived at the studio and discuss it.” Milla was tweeting on her behalf flight to Japan where Three Musketeers three dimensional is debuting in the Tokyo, japan Worldwide Film Festival. I question if Summit will cancel her vehicle pickup and strand her in the airport terminal for mouthing off. PREVIOUS: Should you don’t realize that Summit Entertainment is delivering The 3 Musketeers today, the film’s star Milla Jovovich states she knows why: the distributor isn’t marketing it correctly. She required to her Twitter feed early today on her behalf method to Tokyo, japan, in which the Paul W.S. Anderson-directed update from the swashbuckling tale is opening the Tokyo, japan Worldwide Film Festival. An example: Also, 𔄛 musketeers” opens in america 2night! Do you consider ppl know abt the film? Request your buddies! Will they realize it’s an enjoyable family film? I believe “summit” hve taken 𔄛 Musketeers”, a grt family adventure film, underneath the rug in america. Shame in it. SHAME You “SUMMIT”.

Busting Out!

An Andrew Guild, Simon Bryce, Nirenna Productions and Hayworth Theater presentation of a revue in two acts created by Emma Powell, with additional material by Bev Killick and Bryce. Directed by Terence O'Connell.With: Emma Powell and Mandi Lodge.Subtle they ain't. Emma Powell and Mandi Lodge, the two blowsy, zoftig Aussie dames of "Busting Out!," come on like a Mack truck backed up to the Hayworth Theater with a cargo of raunch, nudity, flesh puppetry, audience participation and camp on the topics of female breasts and girl power. The celebration of what's Up Above was a hit Down Under, but here? As with any bachelorette party, plentiful alcohol will help. If you gave Benny Hill a sex change and split his personality in two, you'd get these ladies. Lodge is the merrie trickster, naive yet with a wicked gleam in her eye. She shakes 'em with the greater vigor and flirts more openly with the gents in attendance (and some of the gals as well). Act two features Lodge's lengthy standup routine on incontinence, makeup buying and sex with hubby, making up in good humor what she lacks in good jokes. Powell, the brains of the revue, is also the brains of the pair and officious emcee. She's Oliver Hardy, long-suffering through her partner's antics. An aggressive streak busts out when, as barking Chinese general Hung Lo, Powell treats the audience as her personal cadre for a class in Lactation 101. Both remove their tops early and often, revealing extraordinarily pendulous accoutrements with a total lack of self-consciousness. To that extent "Busting Out!" is a piece of political theater, challenging men and women alike to get over their discomfort, already, and embrace humans' fleshy essence. Perhaps because of its touring nature, the production looks rather threadbare. It clearly wasn't funded by an enormous endowment from the Mellon Foundation. (Sorry; just trying to get into the spirit of the thing.) "Busting Out!" may or may not tickle your funny bone - the larger your own hooters, the more likely it will - but there's something admirable about its guts.Costumes, Robert Hansford; lighting, Jason Bovaird. Opened Oct. 16, 2011. Reviewed Oct. 19. Running time: 1 HOUR, 50 MIN. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Exclusive: Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi Talks Juice's [SPOILER!]

Theo Rossi [WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday's episode of Sons of Anarchy. Read at your own risk.]If Sons of Anarchy has taught us anything, it's that club members who rat out their brothers to the authorities don't usually live to tell about it.FX orders a 13-episode fifth season of Sons of AnarchyOn Tuesday's episode, this season's rat, Theo Rossi's Juice, took matters into his own hands. After providing Sheriff Roosevelt (Rockmond Dunbar) with a sample of the cocaine SAMCRO is now moving for the Galindo cartel - an effort that had already required Juice to shoot and kill one of his fellow members to protect his secret - Juice climbed a tree, made a noose with a chain and leapt to his apparent death."There was just no other way," Rossi tells TVGuide.com. "Running is not an option. He couldn't live with himself anyway. So, there's no other option for him and that's where it all just crumples for him."Although savvy viewers heardwhat sounded like a tree branch giving way as the episode faded to black, for now Juice's life hangs in the balance. But this tragic turn of events was first set in motion when Roosevelt, acting on the orders of Assistant U.S. Attorney Lincoln Potter (Ray McKinnon), blackmailed Juice into informing on his club by threatening to reveal that Juice's father was black - a fact that would prohibit Juice's membership based on the club's racist bylaws.Sons of Anarchy Season 4: Is SAMCRO falling apart?Rossi says Juice had no choice but to go along. "Juice is this loner, who was looking for a family," Rossi says. "The club is literally everything for him. He doesn't have the wife and the kids or a family at all. It is just him and the club. ... He doesn't want to see the big picture of it, which could be the end of the club - the end of his life as he knows it."Furthermore, Rossi says Juice doesn't necessarily believe he is being a rat. After all, Potter and Roosevelt already knew about the cocaine without any help from Juice. "He rationalizes [his actions] by thinking, 'If I just get this guy a half gram of coke, he's going to leave me alone,'" Rossi says. "Juice is so brilliant with computers and technology, but he's an idiot socially."It's almost like someone who has a cheating girlfriend and all your friends are saying, 'You know your girlfriend is cheating on you,'" he continues. "And you're like, 'No, she goes for yogurt every night.' He wants to believe that this is going to end with just doing this one thing. But doing that one thing turns into an utter nightmare for him."Check out photos of the Sons of Anarchy castThe nightmare only got worse in Tuesday episode when club president Clay (Ron Perlman) gave Juice a coveted "Men of Mayhem" patch reserved for the most dedicated SAMCRO members."It is the acceptance from a father that he never had," Rossi says. "This is the reason he got into this, to get this patch, to have this guy tell him, 'good job,' which he never hears. It breaks him and makes him realize that ultimately, he can't go on like that. He can't bare that burden. He's finally gotten the acceptance he has tried for forever, but he's been accepted under a falsehood, under a lie. And that kills him."Rossi of course can't say whether or not his character lives or dies, but he does hope that the cliff-hanger gets people buzzing. And he warns that viewers haven't seen anything yet."I want people to be throwing things at their television," Rossi says. "I want people to rewind or call somebody or immediately get on Twitter. I want people to ask what the f--- just happened. Do I think they're going to be even more shocked next week? Yes.On Episode 9? Yes. We haven't even scratched the surface yet.This is definitely not the climax."Sons of Anarchy airs Tuesdays at 10/9c on FX.

'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Revives Darth Maul

Darth Maul is dead. I saw that guy die. "The Phantom Menace" has carried out believe it or not than 10 occasions throughout my existence, and numerous more occasions inside the lives from the other friendly neighborhood Movies Blog authors too. The inked, spike-studded, dual-lightsaber-transporting Sith apprentice was cleaved in 2 by Obi-Wan Kenobi by movie's finish, and our desires ongoing Maul masterdom died with him. Roughly we thought. George Lucas has once again defied anticipation by breathing existence to Darth Maul's bronchi. Entertainment Weekly looks at the Sith menace continues to be elevated in the dead inside the year of "Clone Wars," even though exact how's and why's remain murky. Fortunately, that's what you've us for. Following a jump, see the Movies team's best guesses regarding how Darth Maul may be alive. Stitch The Sith We're speaking of a George Lucas creation here. You will notice that Darth Maul is coming back, it's surprising it needed him this type of very long time to get this done. Exactly what is a small factor like being cut in 2 having a lightsaber and falling in to a bottomless pit if you possess the Emperor working for you? I am certain all it needed will be a handful of Pressure lightning stitches to obtain the Zabrak Sith Master like new. -Terri Schwartz, MTV Movies adding author Blood stream Miracle With Maul's body destroyed beyond repair, the dark lords in the Sith need to use ancient and evil magics, a lot more sinister in comparison to Pressure. A sacrifice of 100 slaves is produced, in addition to their blood stream incurs a massive pool. Within the corpses of 100 condemned souls increases a completely new plus much more menacing Maul than previously. Males, let's be realistic: blood stream miracle rocks !. -John Phares, MTV Movies adding author Obey Your Thirst It's apparent, isn't it? When Obi-Wan cut Darth Maul in 2 with Qui-Gon's lightsaber, the advantage immediately cauterized the wound, keeping all his vital organs intact and held inside. Granted, the tumble into the bottomless pit couldn't are actually a enjoyable experience, but George Lucas, Maul's true master, was waiting in the finish getting a can of Sprite together with a hot bowl of soup to nurse him to medical health insurance and sustain him for later economic exploitation. That is literally really the only explanation I'll believe. -Kevin Sullivan, MTV Movies editorial assistant The Particular Response To lick by having an old friend's famous line no! It is not true! We're not able! -Josh Wigler, MTV Movies Blog editor Reveal everything you consider Darth Maul's resurrection inside the comments and also on Twitter!

VIDEO: The Thing as Retold Through Song by a Dog Channeling Frank Sinatra

The Joel Edgerton-Mary Elizabeth Winstead prequel The Thing hits theaters this Friday, so if you need a refresher on the events of the John Carpenter 1982 original — which takes place three days after the new film — what better way to relive it than through the Cliff’s Notes version, as sung in the style of Frank Sinatra from the point of view of the dog? Just go with it. Watch Jon and Al’s John Carpenter’s The Thing: The Musical, then stick around for more Buzz Break. [Buzzfeed] Resident Evil 5 has found its Ada Wong. As star Milla Jovovich Tweeted, Chinese actress Li Bingbing (most recently seen kicking ass in Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) will play the mysterious spy/assassin in the upcoming sequel. [@MillaJovovich via Coming Soon] Meanwhile, 16 zombie extras were injured on the Resident Evil 5 set when a platform on wheels suddenly moved, dropping them 20 feet to the ground. Must… not… make… joke… [TMZ] Director Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys) is taking a brief detour from making you pee your pants with laughter to produce a documentary about the drop-out epidemic in the American public school system. Which will… make you pee your pants with sadness? [Deadline] Hugh Jackman says Wolverine could be rated R. Or not. But maybe. Whatever. [MTV]

Please Describe the My Week With Marilyn Trailer in my experience

My Week With Marilyn screens a few days ago because the Focal point choice of the NY Film Festival, and since I've every aim of carrying my sleeping bag and lantern and Boggle game over and outdoor camping overnight for any chair, there's not a way I’m compromising a shred of my anticipation by watching Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh and also the relaxation from the principals collected within the film’s first trailer. But! That doesn’t mean I won’t read your inspired explanations of the items happens within. Be imaginative (how would be the monster effects, for instance?), be bemused (contradictions are welcome!), be funny, be candid… you need to be yourself inside your reading through of Simon Curtis’s film, that the Weinstein Clients are set release a November. 4. I’m relying on your creativeness. VERDICT: Ready… set… go. [via Yahoo!]

Healthy Hollywood: Wellness Wednesday Heidi Klums Bighearted Halloween Treat!

First Released: October 5, 2011 12:52 PM EDT Credit: Roger Moenks/UNICEF NEW You are able to, N.Y. -- Caption Heidi KlumHeidi Klum is loaded with lots of Halloween spirit. Nobody remembers the evening that can compare with Heidi, that has provided us with the best costumes ever at her annual Halloween party. This season shes apparently hosting not just one, but two spook fests. Shes starting off the festivities in Vegas then she'll jet to NY to celebrate the relaxation from the evening. Besides party hostess, peak mother of 4 can also be dealing with another role this season because the 2011 UNICEF Halloween ambassador. Like a mother, I would like the kids to possess everything they should be safe, happy and healthy. Im surprised about the job UNICEF gives provide vital support for kids all across the globe from education to diet, health care to wash water in dire problems and throughout the year, discloses Klum. Hollywoods Full of Halloween is advocating her fans (as well as their kids) not only to collect profit the legendary orange box while theyre trick or dealing with - but also to think outdoors this area! Theres plenty of way kids (as well as their parents) can fundraise this Halloween. Halloween Suggestions To Raise Money For Children In Need Of Assistance: 1. Host a Hallow's eve to profit UNICEF. Invite all of your buddies and family over for any Halloween party or possess the party at the school. Request visitors to give online to world wide web.unicefusa.org. 2. Pumpkin carving contest. Place a Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF box alongside each created pumpkin, and request individuals to election for his or her favorite by putting money for the reason that pumpkins box. The pumpkin that boosts probably the most wins! 3. Team challenge. Would you experience a sports team? Collect from parents and fans after the overall game. Challenge other teams to gather too, and find out who boosts as much as possible. 4. Talent show. Get children at your school to exhibit off their singing, dancing, or miracle functions to have an audience. Charge admission or collect money making use of your legendary orange box. 5. Trick-or-Treat online. Make your own UNICEF fundraiser page. Publish the hyperlink for your Facebook profile or email buddies and family to create a donation for your fundraising event web site. This season, the legendary orange box goes mobile having a Microsoft tag that enables you donate from mobile phones in a single snap. Search for the Scan to give tag around the orange box. Also, for additional fundraiser ideas, visit world wide web.trickortreatforunicef.org. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Apocalypse or a buffet

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Kirsten Dunst flank Alexander Skarsgard. "Even 10 minutes in I was like I'm gonna need to read the Cliff's Notes," a guest told her friend at the after-party of Magnolia Pictures' "Melancholia," the latest film from director Lars Von Trier. The pic, which unspooled Monday at Alice Tully Hall as part of the NY Film Fest, focuses on a planet that may collide with Earth. Pic's Kirsten Dunst said she fears earthquakes more than comets, while co-star Charlotte Gainsbourg offered, "I think a slow ending would be terrifying. So I prefer a quick one." At the Stone Rose Lounge fete, pic's Alexander Skarsgard chatted with his "Straw Dogs" co-star Rhys Coiro and Jack McBrayer of "30 Rock" who liked the party offerings. "This is free!" he exclaimed.

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Look Out, Will Ferrell: Zach Galifianakis Wants to Play Ignatius Reilly

Hollywood has spent nearly 30 years sniffing around 'A Confederacy of Dunces,' the posthumously published novel by John Kennedy Toole about an obese, boasting, blustering crank named Ignatius Reilly his unlikely adventures in the French District of New Orleans. John Belushi, John Candy, Divine, Chris Farley, and Philip Seymour Hoffman have all taken aim at the project, and Will Ferrell's version -- with Steven Soderbergh behind the camera -- got as far as a staged reading before running aground for mysterious reasons. Now, Zach Galifianakis has tossed his proverbial hunting cap into the ring, telling writer Andy Borowitz at a NYer Festival event last night in NY, "I've read two books in my life, and I'd like to do 'Confederacy of Dunces' -- which will never happen." He's probably right, which is a shame. A cursory glance at the book's opening passage makes it clear why Galiafanakis is perfectly suited for the role. Who better to embody a character whose "full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs"? Galifianakis delivered lots of laughs and a few key insights during the 90-minute conversation, describing his upbringing and rise through the standup ranks, reflecting on his Hollywood success, and explaining how his contempt for self-regarding celebrities led him to create his hilarious 'Between Two Ferns' series of Web videos. Asked to describe his hometown of Wilkesboro, North Carolina, he said, "Do you like mouth breathers?," then added, "It's known for moonshine and racism.... It's kind of the Wild West, my town. From my high school graduating class, I know five people who have been murdered and I know five people who have murdered people." Still, Galifianakis said that, unlike many comics, he comes from a loving family. "I come from too much love -- like, my dad would kiss me on the lips. So it's that kind of funny.... A way of communicating was making fun of each other." That's not to say that his parents were thrilled with his decision to leave town and pursue a risky career in comedy. "I think they're embarrassed about what I do for a living, but as long as I fly them around the world they don't give a shit." He did his first standup routine in the back of the Hamburger Harry's restaurant in Times Square. His first joke: "I was at this woman's house, we had been drinking, and she said, 'You can sleep on my futon.' And I said, 'I don't sleep on anything that rhymes with crouton.'" Somehow, it killed. "That show went well and then the other 250 shows were terrible." In a rare moment of candor, Galifianakis made it clear that the lean years were difficult indeed. "I didn't have a lot of options in life, Andy. Standup is a desperate art form. I just did it. That was my life and I just did it for a long time." Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles and accepted a job with VH1 hosting a talk show called 'Late World With Zach.' He explained the decision this way: "What am I gonna do? I gotta pay for my Subaru." Referring to the more recent 'Between Two Ferns' series, Borowitz asked, "When did you decide that what was missing from your career was an Internet-only talk show?" Galifianakis said the concept had originally been part of a pilot for Fox TV. "I just find actors so shitty, I just hate them," he said, while acknowledging the irony that he now belongs in their ranks. "Ego is funny to me.... I just wanted to mock celebrities." Still, there are some lines even Galifianakis won't cross. After Borowitz showed a clip involving Tila Tequila and Jennifer Aniston (misidentified as JENNIFER ANDERSON), Galifianakis revealed that he'd hired a Brad Pitt lookalike to interrupt the interview, then reconsidered after Aniston asked him please not to go through with it. Inevitably, talk turned to Galifianakis's breakout role in Todd Phillips' hit comedy 'The Hangover.' Its massive success was hardly a foregone conclusion: Galifianakis recalled having dinner with co-stars Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms after a day of shooting and cautiously suggesting that something special might be happening: "I've been in nothing but shit but this feels like it's going to be -- Bradley, stop looking in the mirror, I'm talking to you!" Galifianakis said he made a conscious decision following 'The Hangover' to choose a smaller movie like 'It's Kind of a Funny Story': "I didn't want to do the same thing. You can paint yourself into a corner very quickly in that Hollywood town." Asked if there would be a third and fourth sequel to 'The Hangover,' Galifianakis looked visibly uncomfortable and simply said, "As long as those executives from Warner Bros. can buy new Bentleys." He added, "I would like to do small movies for the rest of my life, but it's a hard thing. Nobody's going to fund a movie where you're being esoteric. Or maybe they will, but I'm too lazy to figure it out."

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